The Top Gun franchise uses several military aircraft for its action scenes, including the 'Darkstar.' However, is the ...

The Lockheed Martin SR-71 “Blackbird” still holds the world record as the fastest manned jet aircraft ever constructed, with an official top speed of Mach 3.3 (times the speed of sound).

The jet will be an unmanned hypersonic aircraft ... Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three ...

The closest confirmation comes from a 2013 Aviation Week report, which refers to it as “Son of Blackbird.” In addition to the movie creating a name, the jet design in “Maverick” is also ...

Boeing unveiled a conceptual model for a hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird ... for a hypersonic ISR (reconnaissance)/strike aircraft that would have the same type of mission ...